Best drama series or serial: Three Girls

While the true story of the 2012 Rochdale grooming case, which led to nine successful prosecutions, was the debut drama for Studio Lambert, it was produced by a highly experienced team including exec producer Susan Hogg and director Philippa Lowthorpe.

The three-part BBC Studios co-production was put together by screenwriter Nicole Taylor, following multiple interviews with the victims of rape and trafficking and their families. It resulted in a drama that gave the abused the voice they had previously been denied.

While Maxine Peake and Lesley Sharp were cast as the whistleblowers, hundreds of young actresses were auditioned to find a trio with the ability to be natural on screen. The youngest, Liv Hill, was just 16 and required a psychological assessment to make sure she was strong enough to handle the piece.

Stripped across three nights in May, the show gripped an average of 9 million viewers and added a further 2.3 million iPlayer views for the first episode alone.

The judges’ comments reflected their admiration for the way in which a “gruelling” story was told with aplomb. “Powerful, devastating and compelling,” said one, adding that the decision to tell the story from a different perspective challenged viewers’ preconceptions.

“The most powerful indictment of a system that failed these girls,” said another judge. “It is your civic duty to watch this show.”

Peter Morgan’s sophisticated story has come to symbolise the inexorable rise of the SVoD giant.

The sumptuous 10-part first series, with its meticulous attention to detail, focused on Queen Elizabeth II’s relationship with Winston Churchill to offer viewers some insight into the life of Britain’s longest-serving monarch.

With the ambition of delivering a 10-hour show of cinematic proportions, Rowan Joffe’s darkly comic thriller was four years in the making.

The emotional rollercoaster, shot across six months against the backdrop of western Canada’s mountainous landscapes, followed Tim Roth as an anarchic detective who lands in a small town transformed by the arrival of an oil company.